Mental Illness
3 Lessons Everyone Can Learn from the Impending ‘Autism Tsunami’
Jan 12, 2015 | Asperger's Syndrome, General Advice, Mental Illness, mic, Original Source Salon.com
Equality Before The Law – 2014
Dec 10, 2014 | Class Issues, Economic Policy, Mental Illness, mic
Published: Good Men Project (December 10, 2014) Matthew Rozsa explains the difference between the perception of equality and the reality of discrimination. ___ A friend recently observed that I’ve developed a reputation for anchoring my editorials with quotes, and as the year 2014 reaches its close, a particularly choice one by Anatole France comes to mind as capturing the zeitgeist of our...
Why Daylight Saving Time is a waste of everyone’s energy
Nov 4, 2014 | Health & Wellness (Physical), History, Mental Illness, Original Source Salon.com, Other Media, Science and Technology
Navigating with Anxiety
Oct 12, 2014 | Autobiographical, Liskula Cohen, Mental Illness
Published: Good Men Project (October 12, 2014) co-author: Liskula Cohen Two people, one condition. See how anxiety affected the lives of Liskula Cohen and Matt Rozsa. There is a chaotic quality to suffering from anxiety. As this article was being developed, it became clear that it’s impossible to effectively capture the experience of clinical anxiety in the same linear fashion used for other...
Robin Williams Shaped By Depression’s Double-Edged Sword
Sep 10, 2014 | Arts and Entertainment, Autobiographical, Mental Illness, Scandals
Published: The Morning Call (September 10, 2014) The New York Times, which is capable of producing great insights, puzzlingly expressed surprise at Robin Williams' legendary work ethic in its obituary. "Given his well-publicized troubles with depression, addiction, alcoholism and a significant heart surgery in 2009," it commented, "Mr. Williams should have had a résumé filled with mysterious...
10 Ways Ronald Reagan Isn’t the Hero the GOP Thinks He Is
Mar 14, 2014 | Conservativism, Economic Policy, Foreign Policy, Gay Rights and Other LGBTQIA Issues, History, Mental Illness, mic, Original Source Salon.com, Political Ideologies, Political Parties, Republicans
Dating With Asperger’s
Dec 4, 2013 | Asperger's Syndrome, Autobiographical, Love and Dating, Mental Illness, mic, Original Source Salon.com
The Disturbing Trend in America We’re Not Talking About — Elder Abuse
Oct 15, 2013 | Class Issues, Health Care Reform, Mental Illness, mic
Published: mic (October 15, 2013) Co-authored by Ariel Gordon Elder abuse may not be making national headlines, but it ought to be. In Mercer County, Penn., a woman was dropped off starving and emaciated because her grandson spent $86,000 of her money on drugs and personal amenities. Across the country in Oregon, four elderly plaintiffs are in the process of suing a retirement community for...
My Lifelong Struggle With Asperger’s Syndrome
Dec 17, 2012 | Asperger's Syndrome, Autobiographical, Gun Control, Mental Illness, mic
Published: PolicyMic (December 17, 2012) ow am I supposed to begin an article describing what it's like to be autistic? I use the term "autistic" because, although I was officially diagnosed as a child with "high-functioning Asperger's Syndrome," the American Psychiatric Association recently voted to remove Asperger's Syndrome as a separate classification and instead place it under the broader...